Singapore legislation

Clause 4

of Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill

Clause 4

Amendment of section 48C

Section 48C(1) of the principal Act is deleted and the following subsections substituted therefor:“(1) The Board shall pay the compensation determined by the Board or varied by the Minister on an appeal to an owner or to both an owner and an interested person in such proportion as the Board may decide or as may be varied by the Minister.(1A) Where any person entitled to the compensation refuses to accept it or cannot with due diligence be found or where there is any dispute as to the apportionment of the compensation, the Board shall apply to the High Court ex parte by summons supported by an affidavit for an order to deposit the amount of compensation or any part thereof in Court and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Rules of the Supreme Court for the time being in force, the High Court may make such an order.”.